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Sunday, June 10, 2012

'Madagascar 3' beats 'Prometheus' at weekend box office

The family-friendly third installment in the "Madagascar" movie franchise took first place this weekend ahead of the prequel-not-prequel to "Alien," "Prometheus." What did you see this weekend?

From The Associated Press:
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Where available, latest international numbers are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted," $60.4 million ($75.5 million). (Review by The AP's David Germain)
2. "Prometheus," $50 million ($39.2 million international). (Review by The News-Herald's Mark Meszoros)
3. "Snow White & the Huntsman," $23 million ($24.6 million international). (Review by Meszoros)
4. "Men in Black 3," $13.5 million ($38.3 million international). (Review by The AP's Christy Lemire; "Smith and Jones form the 'Men in Black' backbone'" by Germain)
5. "The Avengers," $10.8 million ($7.8 million international). (Review by Meszoros)
6. "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," $3.2 million ($342,000 international). (Review by Lemire)
7. "What to Expect When You're Expecting," $2.7 million. (Review by Lemire)
8. "Battleship," $2.3 million. (Review by Meszoros)
9. "The Dictator," $2.2 million ($4.9 million international). (Review by The Lemire)
10. "Moonrise Kingdom," $1.6 million.

-- Cheryl Sadler | CSadler@News-Herald.com | @nhcheryl

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